Our Old House

We're newlyweds in an 1875 Victorian fixer-upper in St Paul, MN. Let the chaos ensue!

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

50th posting


Wow - 50 postings online about this crazy old house! At least this is a good one.... our vinyl flooring was installed today! Yippie!!

Left, the kitchen

Below, the kitchen/entry/laundry

Far below, the kitchen pattern up close














Cabinets are to be delivered (in 90-to-be-assembled boxes) mid-late next week... We may someday have a kitchen!!

Monday, July 17, 2006

Kitchen update

The kitchen now looks like this:
The picture is a little dark, but it gives the general impression that... WE ACTUALLY MAY HAVE A KITCHEN SOMEDAY SOON!!! This picture faces the south wall of the kitchen, where the stove will be, and the sink will be on the right wall. The nifty octagon window will hopefully be installed soon, but it is currently residing on the kitchen floor.

In order to get this far, the sanding of the walls was completed on Saturday evening. We primed with the neighborhood kids on Sunday afternoon, coated the celeing and installed the center light. Of course this all happened in 95++ heat and high humidity. Fun fun. Tonight we coated the walls with pretty yellow paint...

Wednesday and Thursday we get our new vinyl flooring installed. Our kitchen cabinets have been ordered, and will be delivered before the end of the month. We selected some from Ikea - the Lindigo pattern. After we ordered them, the two other neighbors that have been wanting to revamp their kitchens fessed up to their dream Ikea pattern. It's good to know I'm not alone in my obcession. :)

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Where'd July go?

Wow, July 11th already. Where did the month go? The big house news is that our new white oak floors have been installed and finished. They are georgous!! (We stayed at Mike's place while they were being varnished. Thanks Mike!!)

We went to a great Twins Game on July 1 - nice and tight game where we eventually won. Quite a nail biter!

The neighborhood 4th of July party was great - barbeque, bonfire, and crazy kids made it entertaining until the fireworks went off. We had a great view from the Cliff Rd boulevard.

We had a full weekend together - the first in far too long. Of course, we spent it painting trim on Saturday, and moving furnature out of storage on Sunday. By the time Monday came along, we didn't want to go back.